Keys to a Pens-Caps Eastern final

Puck Prospectus simulates a Penguins-Capitals matchup and shares the keys to a potential Eastern Conference final showdown.

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A little Heatley perspective for Oil Nation

Luckily for Dany Heatley, Joe Thornton does most of the puck carrying. In fact, the puck usually touches Heatley's stick for about a millisecond befor...

You vented ... I'm answering

Gripe, gripe, gripe ... that's all you guys do. Oh, wait a minute, I keep asking you every week to do just that! Here's a look at the ones I liked the...

A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come

TORONTO -- Somewhere along the line, the mood in the room shifted. It was gradual, it took a long time, but after years of discussing head shots at t...

Ovie practices, sets return at 1 week

Alex Ovechkin says he was joking when he told a reporter over the weekend that he could be out more than a month.

Caps' future and our Ducks-Leafs trade advice

Just who is running the ghost ship that is the office of the NHL Players' Association? Well, for now, it's Mike Ouellet and Rolland Lee. Sources conf...

Penner 'staying classy' in Edmonton

Dustin Penner's time in Edmonton has been filled with controversy since the Oilers signed him two years ago. But thanks to humor ("Anchorman"!) and, yes, better fitness, the power winger is finding his way.

Ovechkin's fine, Shanny's future and more

As always, people around the league were theorizing this week that perhaps there's a double standard when it comes to league discipline and star playe...

Nylander sent for conditioning

The Washington Capitals have assigned center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids of the AHL for a conditioning stint, giving the expensive bench-sitting veteran a chance to get back on the ice.

Caps get spark from Ovie-Morrison-Knuble line

...He's a bargain at one year, $1.5 million, and he needed to be with Michael Nylander spending his days in the press box at a $4.875 million cap hit (the Caps...

Bucci's Mailbag: Goalie debates, Kessel fallout and NHL '94

Hi Mr. Buccigross, I have to say that I am loving the fact that both Brodeur and Luongo are stumbling out of the gate, given the Olympic implication...

It's October, I'm in love

October is a glorious month. Being a hockey fan and hockey dad adds to the bliss. After a series of long and hot August nights and a tantalizing Sept...

Weekend wrap: Gonchar talks, equipment rules

...shooters more open space. Nylander and the Caps The Washington Capitals, I'm told, have been close a couple of times over the past few weeks in loaning veteran center Michael Nylander to a KHL...

10 notable positions up for grabs

Jim Wilkie takes a closer look at a handful of training camp battles that have fantasy significance.

CAPTION: Apr 11, 2009; Sunrise, FL, USA; Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander (92) and Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard (2) fight for the puck along the boards in...